Reincarnation of the Human Swordsman

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In a magnificent hall, a young man walked out accompanied by several bodyguards. The young man with the crown walked until he arrived at the balcony of the palace. From up here, the young man could see the crowd of commoners who were already waiting for him outside.

“My people,” said the young man in a firm and loud tone, “I Mu Lan, he said, the first and last disciple of Ling Chi has been given the official mandate of the great god to become the new king of the land for all of us!”

“Life of the Mainland King!”

“Live!!!”

All the people cheered with excitement as if they had just been released from the punishment that had been ensnaring them. They all did not know how much they were now in great danger waiting right in plain sight.

Accompanied by the cheers of the merry folk, Mu Lan turned around, returning back inside the king's hall. He then smiled faintly, muttering, “Everything went according to plan, Your Majesty ..”.

Behind the success of this declaration, there is something unknown to many people. Closed by conspiracies and such, the public was basically incited to believe in the rulers, even though it could harm them even once.

“Do your duty,” Mu Lan said to her guards.

“Good!” replied the young man's guards.

“Everything has just begun, Luo Xiao. Wait for death to come pick you up in a moment.”

***

“Damn it!” Ling Tian smashed the arm of his throne chair with a single punch. “The problem that happened at the Northern Land Gate is still not finished, but the dammit dared to declare himself as the King of the New Land!” Anger has taken over the body of this man who is now very fiery.

“Young Master ..., relax ...”

“Hah?!” Ling Tian instantly snapped at a young man prostrating in front of him, who was intending to calm down. “Now the Northern Land Gate has been closed, not even I have entered to save my own sister! How can you tell me to calm down!”

“...” The young man who was prostrating before Ling Tian was unable to say anything. His entire body trembled, and his mouth was instantly silenced.

“There is no need to be so agitated, Ling Tian,” Ling Hai said as he entered the hall. “Luo Xiao is with him. Nothing to worry about.” This man was far able to behave more calmly compared to Ling Tian.

“But, Dad!” Ling Tian was about to refute.

“I believe in Luo Xiao.” Ling Hai looked so calm. He then said to the young man who was prostrating before Ling Tian, “You go, I was about to discuss something important with Ling Tian.”

“Good, Master!” The young man without waiting any longer, immediately left the hall. He felt relieved to finally be able to leave the room with this gripping atmosphere.

After the young man left the hall, Ling Hai said to Ling Tian, “This matter is very complicated. We also did not expect that there would come a messenger god who turned out to have killed our Mainland King.”

“I know ...” For a moment, Ling Tian fell silent. “But, why is it that only this time a messenger of the gods acted to kill a mainland king who was considered tyrannical?!”

Ling Hai shook his head. “I don't know either. But, obviously something must have happened behind this all.”

“He must be fine ...” Despite looking calm, Ling Hai was actually clenching his trembling hands together. How could it not? Now she doesn't know how her daughter is out there.

***

Footsteps were clearly heard on the rocks. It looked as Yue Jian, Zhang, Huo Lin, and Ling Qian walked closer to the light source that was at the end of the tunnel. Finally after walking for approximately an hour, the four of them slowly approached the destination.

“It seems your premonition is right, Yue Jian,” Zhang said as they got closer to the source of the sound. “It's really a tunnel.”

“I hope at the end there is nothing that should not happen,” replied Yue Jian, still thinking logically that there is a possibility that what awaits them there is not luck.

“So, what should we do if the bad possibility happens?”

“I can't think of a possibility other than to fight as hard as I can and risk everything there is.”

Now they really arrive at the end of the tunnel greeted by a view of the park is so beautiful. There are various types of flowers, butterflies fly freely, decorate the garden to be more beautiful.

“This is amazing!” said Huo Lin who immediately ran into the flower garden. “The butterfly flew away. Hahaha.”

“You didn't come with him,” Yue Jian asked as he glanced at Ling Qian, “Ling Qian?”

Ling Qian shook her head a few times, replying calmly, “My mind cannot be invited to have fun now.”

Yue Jian was aware that Ling Qian was thinking about many things, from Luo Xiao's death, to the Ling family's problems. It is not something that is easy to forget just by having fun.

Yue Jian then walked around the garden, observing all the things that were here. In addition to this place filled with flowers, there is a small moat filled with grass. The water in the trench was also not dirty, but it looked very clean, but Yue Jian did not immediately conclude that the water was drinkable.

Moments passed, suddenly Zhang called Yue Jian, “Yue Jian, take a look at this.”

Yue Jian without lingering any longer, immediately approached, seeing what Zhang had shown. Instantly also Yue Jian was speechless peeking, like seeing the rottenness behind the beauty of this garden.

“Cemetery ..?” yue Jian muttered, unwilling for his words to be heard by Huo Lin and Ling Qian who were on the other side of the garden. This was a fact that Yue Jian had never expected before.

“It looks like this is a mass grave ..” Zhang said, trying to calm down, “the place where our family of commoners can be buried properly.”

“But ...” Yue Jian then thought of something. “If the Mainland King knew of this, surely he would not let this place just like that, right?”

That's right, a place like this should not be ignored by the mainland king especially Chi Ling. It is a miracle or anomaly that this place is still intact until now. There was not even a sign that the grave had been damaged by something. This was quite strange and difficult to understand by both Yue Jian, as well as Zhang.

“I also do not understand,” said Zhang while exhaling a long breath. “I still can't even believe that the little King's disciple in his first life, can betray him easily.”

Yue Jian's two hands instantly clenched tightly. “We don't know what happened in their old lives. But ..., I still can't accept this.”